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Stitching A Small Tear Inside The Mouth

Michigan rates for HCPCS 40830

Closing a cut or tear in the lining of the mouth where the cheek or lip folds over to meet the gum. This version covers shorter wounds, up to about an inch, which are stitched to stop bleeding and help them heal cleanly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stitching A Small Tear Inside The Mouth cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $269 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$182 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$186 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $126 to $708Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $135 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Michigan· 29th of 51

$257

WI $708TX $191

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.